PARLIAMENTARY.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 4232, 25 July 1901, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

House of Representai Land for Settlement [Per Press Association ] ' July j The House resumed at 7.30. The Land for Settlement Act 4 ment Bill was further 7 committee. ■ ‘ / ... The question under discing the following nfetf clause prong Captain -Russell: —“ Where the of land has children the areas li m j sub-sections 2 and 3 of section the Lands for Settlements Con tion Act, 1900, shall be increased lows, that is to say an additional, 500 acres for each such child of, class land, an additional ares acres for each such child, and ofp, land an additional area of 2000 each such child.”

This proposal was stWngly the Premier, who declared it wo absolutely destructive of the settlement policy. Mr Pirani said he saw no reasoj there should be so much fuss aboa clause. Landowners already hid same power of subdivision as the proposed to give them, provij, course, that they had not received to acquire from the Government. Mr A. L. D. Fraser suggested tk lowing addition to Captain clause Provided (1) that n 0 child shall be owner of land elsew| and (2) that such areas so exclude adjoin each other.” He believed with this addition the new claus* 1 raise the Land for Settlement Act i estimation of the people of the colo Captain Russell accepted this add Mr Seddon reiterated that the an ment was altogether subversive of land for settlement system, and question was a policy one. Mr G. W. Russell denied that the posal threatened the land for settle system, which was established i enough to allow members to look without heat to see if there wen special cases where the require® might be met.

When Captain Russell's claui* been nearly five hours under diacm Mr Graham moved to report pros urging that members should not be ed to sit such long hours. Mr Seddon opposed the motion, said he was .fit to go on with the bill til that time to-morrow. On division the motion was lost bt to 22. At 1.5 a.m. the committee divide Captain’s Russell’s proposed new cl» which was rejected by 39 to 13. Wellington, This dsj After the telegraph office cloud l morning the House continued cone ation in committee of the Land Settlements Act Amendment Bill The question under discussion e new clause proposed by Mr Fowldi substitution of Clause 52 of the prind Act, and also the Crown Servant*’ fi Rebate Act, providing that where, in opinion of the Land Board, the real too high, Ministers, on the recomm

dation of the Land Board may mah reasonable reductien in the rent. After considerable discussion I Premier urged that the best thing to be to withdraw the amendment and would bring in a bill to amend! Crown Tenants Rebate of Rent A making it apply to all tenants, tod give effect to the wishes of the Lag lature.

Mr Foulds thereupon withdrew I new clause. On the motion of Mr Seddon in clause was added (in place of Clans which was struck out) to provide tk whenever land is acquired under thepd cipal Act, and is cut up for oooaptiii the allotments shall be classified m ing as they are suitable for ordia farms, dairy farms, or small grazing!* Mr Seddon moved a new cliun provide that applicants shall be reds by ballot to the number of section*« able, and a second ballot shall then taken to determine the successful tp cants. Carried by 36 to 15. Mr Seddon moved a new clause, a ing it compulsory upon every applies who obtained an allotment undir Act to reside continuously there# Carried by 33 to 16 On the motion of Mr Seddon m clause was added, prohibiting the tna fer of leases within five years,, ew under extraordinary circumitw which are to be determined by the In Board. An amendment by Mr Pirani, to il the transfer to members of a lesses’i family, not already possessed of lands rejected by 32 to 15. A new clause was inserted on Mr 6* don’s motion, allowing the Land Botf after two years, with the consent old Minister for Lands to accept tb*« render of a lease on condition thatfi lessee gets the value of his improti ments from the incoming lessee. Mr Thomas McKenzie moved in clause to permit the son of the owner an estate whioh has been resumed byff Government to take up 200 iff of first-class land, or 500 acres of s*** class land, outf of the estate, provided! farms the land himself. Lost by 32 1 10. The Bill was reported with its son l ments, which were set down for cj sideration at 7.30. p.m., Mr Sd* promising to recompense privat* e* bers for the loss of their evening. At 3.10 the House adjourned t 7.30 p.m.